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The scarlet thread of scandal
morality and the American presidency
By Dunn, Charles W.
- ISBN
- 978-0-84769-606-2
- Publisher
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2000.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2000
On the surface, these two books would seem to have something in common--they both talk about the "M" word (Monica, that is) and President Clinton. However, they do so in two very different ways. In The Scarlet Thread, Dunn (dean, Grove City Coll.) looks at presidential scandals from Washington to Clinton and puts them into historical context. He argues that the president's morality both reflects and influences the moral mood of the nation. He pays particular attention to the last 70 years and concludes that except for the upright Reagan era, the country has b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
